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Generally favorable reviews- based on 189 Ratings
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Positive: 130 out of 189
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Mixed: 21 out of 189
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Negative: 38 out of 189
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Sep 29, 2012This album is definitely more polished than the first. Babel stands up well to Sigh No More with no less than 8 great tracks. "Lovers' Eyes" and "Hopeless Wanderer" being good enough to rival "The Cave" and "Little Lion Man". Pick up this album and you won't be disappointed!
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Sep 25, 2012
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Sep 26, 2012
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Sep 25, 2012Mumford & Sons are back and better than ever! This is an excellent sophomore album from this wonderful back band from England. It is better than Sigh No More? Probably not better, but just as good. I am currently on my 5th listen and I absolutely love it.
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Oct 10, 2012
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Sep 25, 2012Screw the critics. Just like last time, they are wrong about Mumford and Sons, this album is amazing. It's unapologetically hipsterific, and I love it. If you don't like Pabst Blue Label, or don't have horn rimmed glasses, this album is not for you.
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Sep 26, 2012
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Aug 30, 2018
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Sep 25, 2012Is it anything new? Not really. But did they perfect the old? Hell yes! It is everything I have come to love from Mumford and Sons, and maybe a little more. One day they will need to change it up, but not today.
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Nov 5, 2012DaGuruDette knows little about the sheer brilliance of music. The songs a catchy with heartfelt feeling and the lyrics sublime. This is /Mumford & Sons at their very best. Sigh No More was the intro. This is the main story.
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Oct 6, 2012Yes, they made a great album and i'm glad that the public recognize it and the perfect first week sales are reflecting the hard work to make this album named "Babel". Favourite tracks: Babel, Hopeless Wanderer, The Boxer and Lover's Eyes. Buy this on iTunes, worth so much !
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Sep 25, 2012Mumford and Sons shot to fame after their first album
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Sep 25, 2012As an almost 60-year old dad of 5 very music-centric kids, and a former musician and producer myself, I hear tons of
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Sep 27, 2012
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Sep 27, 2012Mumford & Sons have continued from their previous album Sigh No More with deep hitting emotional lyrics and strong acoustic backing with the guitar and banjo. For lovers of their first hit album Bable will continue to impress, yet it feels like the boys of Mumford and Sons haven
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Sep 27, 2012
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Oct 26, 2012
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Nov 4, 2012
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Nov 29, 2012It's kind of British country music, and the band made it so popular. The instruments and the rugged voice goes in harmony, it cheers me up, just love it.
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Dec 15, 2012
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Feb 3, 2014
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Mar 26, 2013If it's possible to be better than perfect, then this certainly is as it's better than Sigh No More. Influences from touring rub off on the album whilst brilliantly complimenting their unique style, the lyrics are uncompareable and the overall feel of the album is magnificent. Don't fix what aint broken.
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Jun 6, 2013Mumford continues to reunite society with a lost sound of music. Instead of the annoying and irritating hip hop and pop, and artists such as Lil Wayne and Maroon 5. Mumford and Sons bring folk music storming back with one of the best albums in the 2010's
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Jun 26, 2013The amount of criticism this album has received seems completely unfair while i agree the band could have aimed for something new its only their second album and when reviewed on its own merits i fail to see the problem.
Babel is a good album with catchy songs in keeping with their folk-rock style that's appealing to a wide range of audiences. -
Jul 24, 2015Best folk album ever, one of the best rock albums of last ten years. Emotional guys from band just give their emotions to the listeners via music - you just can pretend you are on their concert, just sitting with headphones in a crappy room. So if you don't like this type of music - it is definitely "not their fault, but yours".
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Aug 10, 2020Only 63 with great lyrics,vocals and instruments that trully reminds the folkloric song. It's sad to see that "divas pop" can get a +80 with generic songs,boring voice and songs that usually are not even them who write. But gets the bigger score who pays you more, right?
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MagnetOct 17, 2012Babel is the more subtle and accomplished album. [No. 92, p.56]
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Oct 10, 2012For those who never liked That Guy Who Plays Acoustic Guitar At The Party, Babel's gonna sound like the dentist's drill. For others, this still may be the point at which you put down your makeshift tambourine, get up from the half-circle and find a better room in the party house.
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Oct 4, 2012It's certainly not a departure from the band's debut, but rather a continuation.